Biology/Medicine/Health Sciences Personal Statement
Biology/Medicine/Health Sciences From an early age, I have been fascinated by everything connected to Medicine, Biology and Science, always trying to find out how living organisms work, what causes them to fail and how they can be fixed. Following a … … read more
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Law/Criminology Personal Statement
Law/criminology personal statement I recently watched the two day Crown Court trial of a man accused of [state offence] and I loved the excitement of the courtroom. It confirmed my desire to turn my academic interest in law into a … … read more
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Getting cold feet about going to university?
If you got responses from all of the universities you applied to by 31st March, then Wednesday is a big day for you. It’s deadline day, you see, for responding to those university offers you’re holding. If you haven’t heard … … read more
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Take advantage of the sunshine by heading to an open day!
The sun is finally out, meaning it’s a great time to get out into the world and see it in all its beauty. But the good weather isn’t just a prompt for you to head out to the park, the … … read more
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The two main types of #volunteering #work
In our last blog post we had a look at the different places you can visit to find out about volunteering opportunities where you live. Today we’re going to take a slightly different approach to the same overall question of … … read more
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Sources of #volunteering #opportunities
On both a social and personal level, only good things can come out of getting involved in volunteering. People with different kinds of vulnerabilities or challenges, either in your local community or further afield, get some much needed help; and … … read more
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Single-honours versus dual-honours degrees
When it comes to choosing a subject to study at university, a lot of students find themselves torn between at least a couple of different subjects. As if picking a shortlist of unis to apply to wasn’t hard enough, they … … read more
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Laying the foundations for a great #UCAS #personalstatement
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve put up a couple of posts here on our blog offering you pointers about things to be on the lookout for when visiting a university open day and the different types of university … … read more
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Literature #students: ditch those paperbacks and get some #free #audiobooks!
Today’s post is dedicated to all you literature lovers out there. Actually, hang on, let’s try that again. Today’s post is dedicated to all you literature students out there. We’re well aware, you see, that it can sometimes be difficult … … read more
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The #uni #openday #gameplan
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